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Mac Client 7.1.1.111 – Improvements for CrashPlan, Backblaze, and Apple Silicon
June 28, 2023
Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce release of agent 7.1.1.111 for macOS. This release includes support for CrashPlan 11, improvements in reporting processor and RAM information for computers with Apple silicon processors, along with additional Backblaze fixes and features. Features Adds support for CrashPlan Client 11. Backblaze plugin now reports full disk access status, remaining and total backup stats. Adds a PreferencePane option to adjust days before the Backblaze warns of errors. Adds support for newer versions of ConnectWise Control agent installs. Changes Improves reporting Apple Silicon RAM and Processor names. CrashPlan subscription expirations now report as Current, unless they are failing No longer reports virtual RAM modules when the agent is running in VM. Fixes Fixes an issue where a verified disk may prevent the reporting of a disk with a failing SMART status. Corrects an issue which could report outdated Carbon Copy Cloner information. Additional fixes for the Backblaze plugin About the Update Process This release will automatically deploy Wednesday, June 28th, 2023. The auto-update process will apply to computers as they perform their hourly check-in. Not receiving updates across your install base? How to handle out-of-date agents. A list of known issues is located at: http://34.212.152.214/known-issues. Deprecated Plugins Gruntwork With ...
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Mac Client 7.1.0.144 – Improvements for Backblaze, Apple Silicon, & Root Capacity reporting
April 3, 2023
Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce release of agent 7.1.0.144 for macOS. This release includes improvements for reporting the Apple Product Description for computers using Apple silicon. Backblaze reporting is improved, as well as the tracking of Apple’s “Purgeable Space” when no user is logged in. This release also fixes an issue with a group installer package when a single quote ‘ was in the group name. Changes Cleaner output of Backblaze plugin results in the Watchman Monitoring dashboard Fixes Reports the Product Description for more computers using Apple silicon Report purgeable space when a user is logged out Fixed installer issue when a single quote was in the group name Fixed an issue with a pound signs (#) in Contact Menu URLs About the Update Process This release will automatically deploy Monday, April 3rd, 2023. The auto-update process will apply to computers as they perform their hourly check-in. Not receiving updates across your install base? How to handle out-of-date agents. A list of known issues is located at: http://34.212.152.214/known-issues.
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Mac Client 7.1.0.120 – CCC, CrashPlan, and Contact Menu updates
January 11, 2023
Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce its agent 7.1.0.120 for macOS. This release includes fixes for monitoring Carbon Copy Cloner, CrashPlan Client, and addresses issues launching applications via the Contact Menu. Fixes CrashPlan Plugin results should no longer omit the contact information (Org and Name) Issues stemming from regional date/time issues are addressed in Carbon Copy Cloner The Contact Menu will more reliably launch TeamViewer application variants. Issues preventing some LaunchDaemons jobs from being stopped on removal have been addressed. About the Update Process This release will automatically deploy Wednesday, January 11th, 2023. The auto-update process will apply to computers as they perform their hourly check-in. Not receiving updates across your install base? How to handle out-of-date agents. A list of known issues is located at: http://34.212.152.214/known-issues.
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Mac Client 7.1 – Support for Ventura, CCC 6, and an updated Contact Menu
October 17, 2022
Watchman Monitoring is happy to announce its agent 7.1 for macOS. This release includes macOS Ventura (13) compatibility, Carbon Copy Cloner v6 reporting, and updates to the Contact Menu. Features Support for Carbon Copy Cloner v6 Fully universal agent which no longer requires Rosetta 2 Changes Installation on macOS require version 10.13 or greater. Existing agents on computers running 10.11 or 10.12 may continue to report, but will no longer receive updates. Contact menu changes. See Watchman Monitoring’s Contact Menu for more. ABOUT THE UPDATE PROCESS This release will automatically deploy Tuesday October 18th, 2022. The auto-update process will apply to computers as they perform their hourly check-in. Not receiving updates across your install base? How to handle out-of-date agents. A list of known issues is located at: http://34.212.152.214/known-issues. Please note: Installers created before March 8, 2022, contain installation scripts written in python, and need to be replaced. Read more here: old installer versions.
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Watchman Monitoring support for macOS Ventura, deprecation of some older OS
September 29, 2022
Support to be added for macOS Ventura, additional noteworthy accompanying Agent Updates. Ventura Support Upon release of Watchman Monitoring’s Mac agent version 7.1, confirms support for macOS 13 (Ventura) and fully removes reliance on Rosetta 2. The release is planned for shipment prior to the final release of macOS Ventura. Changes to the Contact Menu With the forthcoming release, the Contact Menu will no longer support launching Applications “by name.” Contact menu items using “by name” should be changed to use the bundle ID or URL, see here for more information. Deprecation of Mac OS X 10.11 and macOS 10.12 In the future, installation packages will require macOS 10.13 High Sierra. Computers which are running Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan and macOS 10.12 Sierra will continue to report, however they will not receive updates and new installations will not be supported. Removal of agents which do not support TLS 1.2 The previously announced for remote-removal of the agent on computers running either Windows XP or OS X 10.10 and lower will begin at the end of September 2022. End of support for Linux As with macOS 10.12 and below, the agent for computers running Linux has been deprecated. In ...
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Mac Client 7.0.5 – Malware Addtitions, Munki Improvements, and Preference Pane fixes
August 31, 2022
Watchman Monitoring is proud to announce its agent 7.0.5 for macOS. This release includes a Preference Pane with improved dark mode compatibility, allows setup of FileMaker Server monitoring, and fixes an error viewed in the Dashboard related to invalid data being reported to the server. Feature Additional Malware Reporting Change Daylite sync status warnings changed to informational Improved reporting of Munki data based on active installs Improved FileMaker Server Reporting based on active installation Bug Fixes Fixes dark mode display of the Watchman Monitoring Preference Pane Fixes an error in the Munki plugin which could result in a 500 error when viewing the Computer Record. ABOUT THE UPDATE PROCESS This release will automatically deploy Wednesday August 31st, 2022. The auto-update process will apply to computers as they perform their hourly check-in. Not receiving updates across your install base? How to handle out-of-date agents. A list of known issues is located at: http://34.212.152.214/known-issues. Please note: Installers created before March 8, 2022, contain python scripts, and need to be replaced. Read more here: old installer versions.
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